A WALK WITH CELIA THROUGH THE STREETS OF SITGES

We arrived in the morning, while the town still held onto the stillness of the early hours. Coffee bars were slowly opening their doors. Locals wandered along the seafrontpromenade and shutters lifted little by little beneath the sun of one of the first warm days of the year.

Celia was waiting for us near the sea. She has been living in Sitges for some time now, long enough to navigate it without a map. We wanted to discover her favorite corners, the places she has gradually made her own over the past months.

She was wearing the Naguisa camel IMA. A square-toe backless sandal crafted in suede, inspired by one of our most iconic styles, the Thalis espadrille.

Against the cobblestones of the old town, with the warm tone of the leather blending into the sunlit walls, they felt somehow inevitable, as though they had always belonged to this landscape.

She guided us through the streets she loves most: the ones that still carry the spirit of the indianos, lined with small hotels featuring eclectic architecture and local shops that preserve a way of doing things time has not entirely erased. “Everything here invites you to go outside,” she said as we crossed through the historic center. Sitges has something cinematic about it. A blend of seaside tradition, modernist architecture, and a slower pace of life that turns even the most ordinary walk into something memorable.

As we wandered through the town, Celia spoke about how her lifestyle changed after moving here. About spontaneous walks after work. About going down to the sea even in winter. About how long days naturally lend themselves to plans without too much planning.

There are shoes you wear for a specific occasion, and others that quietly become part of your everyday life. The IMA belongs to the latter. Watching Celia walk effortlessly through the streets, we realized they feel just as natural in the city as they do in a coastal town like this one.

We ended the morning sitting in front of the Mediterranean, with the sound of the waves in the background. Beyond the postcards and familiar routes, we were reminded that what truly makes a place special is the people who inhabit it and the way they move through it every day.